Senior Liquid Milk Product Innovator — Flexible Work

The a2 Milk Company; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Parental leave

Family wellbeing policies

Job summary

The a2 Milk Company in Sydney is seeking a Senior Product Development Technologist – Liquid Milk to lead the technical development from concept through to successful commercial launch.

You will own formulation creation, pilot trials, scale-up, and shelf-life validation across ANZ, China, and other markets, collaborating with Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, and manufacturing partners to deliver innovative, high-quality liquid milk products.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Nutrition or related field.
• Approximately five years’ dairy product development experience and market launches.
• Strong knowledge of liquid/dairy formulation and shelf-life validation.
• Experience scaling benchtop to production and managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Own product development from concept to commercialisation.
• Create and optimise formulations and prototypes.
• Lead multiple innovation, reformulation and cost-optimisation projects.
• Take products from bench to commercial production (pilot, scale-up, shelf-life).
• Collaborate with procurement, quality, regulatory, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
• Solve technical challenges and manage risks.
• Explore new ingredients and technologies.
• Share technical expertise and mentor a team member.

Skills

Dairy product dev

Scale-up expertise

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Mentoring

Education

BSc in Food Technology

Job description

The a2 Milk Company in Sydney is seeking a Senior Product Development Technologist – Liquid Milk to lead the technical development from concept through to successful commercial launch.

You will own formulation creation, pilot trials, scale-up, and shelf-life validation across ANZ, China, and other markets, collaborating with Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, and manufacturing partners to deliver innovative, high-quality liquid milk products.